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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2014; 6(02): 133-135
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.141520
Case Report

Mixed Medullary – Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid: An Uncommon Variant of Thyroid Carcinoma

Manjula Jain
Department of Pathology, Senior Resident, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
,
Deepti Verma
Department of Pathology, Senior Resident, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
,
Shaji Thomas
Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
,
Richa Chauhan
Department of Pathology, Senior Resident, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
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ABSTRACT

Mixed medullary-papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, a variant of medullary carcinoma is a rare thyroid malignancy accounting for less than 1% of the thyroid malignancies. We are presenting a case of 57-year-old lady with complaints of gradually increasing thyroid swelling for 1½ months. Fine-needle aspiration was suggestive of medullary carcinoma. Serum calcitonin levels were elevated. The patient underwent total thyoidectomy with regional cervical lymph node excision. Histopathologically, the diagnosis of mixed medullary-papillary carcinoma of the thyroid was made. It is important to know about this entity due to its prognostic implications and to prevent any diagnostic dilemmas.

Keywords

Carcinoma - mixed medullary-papillary - thyroid


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19 April 2020

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